Wheat variety W020457M1

Abstract

A wheat variety designated W020457M1, the plants and seeds of wheat variety W020457M1, methods for producing a wheat plant produced by crossing the variety W020457M1 with another wheat plant, and hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety W020457M1 with another wheat line or plant, and the creation of variants by mutagenesis or transformation of variety W020457M1. This invention also relates to methods for producing other wheat varieties or breeding lines derived from wheat variety W020457M1 and to wheat varieties or breeding lines produced by those methods.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 to provisional application Ser. No. 61 / 699,909 filed Sep. 12, 2012, herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.FIELD OF INVENTION[0002]This invention is in the field of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) breeding, specifically relating to a wheat variety designated W020457M1.BACKGROUND OF INVENTION[0003]Wheat is grown worldwide and is the most widely adapted cereal. There are five main wheat market classes. They include the four common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) classes: hard red winter, hard red spring, soft red winter, and white. The fifth class is durum (Triticum turgidum L.). Common wheats are used in a variety of food products such as bread, cookies, cakes, crackers, and noodles. In general the hard wheat classes are milled into flour used for breads and the soft wheat classes are milled into flour used for pastries and crackers. Wheat starch is used in the food and paper indust...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The present invention relates to a new wheat variety designated W020457M1 which has been developed through careful breeding and selection. The goal of the breeding program is to combine in a single variety an improved combination of desirable traits from parental germplasm such as higher seed yield, resistance to diseases and insects, tolerance to drought and heat, improved grain quality, and better agronomic qualities. The breeding process involves multiple steps including analysis and definition of problems, evaluation of parental germplasm, selection of germplasm, and planting of the seeds. Molecular markers can also be used during the breeding process to select desired traits and reduce the number of crosses needed. The new variety must be compatible with industry standards, create a new market, and be feasible to produce economically.

Problems solved by technology

A cross of two heterozygous plants each that differ at a number of gene loci will produce a population of plants that differ genetically and will not be uniform.